Evergreen Hill · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 2.8%, unemployment in Centre Township is lower than in 73% of U.S. towns
18% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. The two grades for Centre Township are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 5% work in Centre Township itself; outside it, South Bend draws the most (34%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Centre Township in brief
Centre Township and South Bend trade workers both ways
South Bend is the top workplace for Centre Township residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Centre Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
35% of the jobs based in Centre Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 19% of Centre Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Centre Township
61% of Centre Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Centre Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Centre Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Centre Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Centre Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #130 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($79,120, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Centre Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Where people from Centre Township work
Where Centre Township clocks in
34% of workers
13% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Centre Township
5,040 jobs are based in Centre Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centre Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,121 → 5,040. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Centre Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Centre Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,330 residents head out to work, 348 work right here, and 4,692 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Centre Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 21 minutes to work from Centre Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Centre Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,414 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Centre Township commutes less than 8 miles
About 16% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Centre Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Centre Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #420 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Centre Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,570 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.5% of Centre Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Centre Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Centre Township ranks: 809th of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 51 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 92 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 103 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
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| 807 | Cold Springs NV | 11,321 | $94K | 3.9% | 3.2% | 1% | A− |
| 808 | Brown Deer WI | 12,821 | $94K | 6.9% | 5.0% | 6% | A− |
| 809 | Centre Township IN | 14,444 | $79K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 5% | A− |
| 810 | Bordentown Township NJ | 12,821 | $110K | 7.3% | 5.6% | 6% | A− |
| 811 | Brandermill VA | 13,730 | $107K | 7.8% | 4.6% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Centre Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Centre Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Penn Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centre Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Township | – | A− | C | 21 min | $79,120 |
| Portage Township | under 2% | C− | A | 20 min | $52,872 |
| Greene Township | under 2% | B | D− | 37 min | $74,587 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 30 min | $76,636 |
| Penn Township | 2% | C+ | B | 21 min | $65,544 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Centre Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Centre Township: questions
What is the median household income in Centre Township?
$79,120 (±$6,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centre Township?
6.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centre Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Centre Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Bend (34%, 6 mi), Mishawaka (13%, 7 mi), Elkhart (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Centre Township walkable?
Centre Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Centre Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Centre Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Centre Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.